Reck or Rek is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

origin.

People with the surname

* Friedrich Reck (1884-1945), German author and opponent of Nazism *

John Reck John Reck was an Alaskan politician and the ninth mayor of Juneau, Alaska The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau ( ; tli, Dzánti K'ihéeni ), is the capital city of the state of Alaska. Located in the Gastinea ...

(1865–1951), American politician *

Hans Reck Hans Gottfried Reck (24 January 1886 – 4 August 1937) was a German volcanologist and paleontologist. In 1913 he was the first to discover an ancient skeleton of a human in the Olduvai Gorge, in what is now Tanzania. He collaborated with Lo ...

(1886–1937), German

volcanologist A volcanologist, or volcano scientist, is a geologist who focuses on understanding the formation and eruptive activity of volcanoes. Volcanologists frequently visit volcanoes, sometimes active ones, to observe and monitor volcanic eruptions, col ...

and paleontologist *

Paulette Reck Paulette Reck (born c. 1948) is a former pageant titleholder from Baltimore, Maryland who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Reck is a graduate of Mercy High School and Villa Julie College, in Stevenson, Maryland. She held the Miss Marylan ...

(born 1948), American model *

Stefan Reck Stefan Reck (born 1954, in Lippstadt) is a German television actor. Currently he lives in Berlin. His acting training stretching among others graduated from the "Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst" in Hamburg. He played among others in ...

(born 1954), German television actor *

Centa Rek Centa Lothy Rek López (born 27 August 1954) is a Bolivian novelist, politician, and psychoanalyst who served as senator for Santa Cruz from 2010 to 2015 and since 2020. Raised in San José de Chiquitos and educated in psychology at institut ...

(born 1954), Bolivian politician *

Cervantes Reck Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best know ...

(born 1963), American theater and film actor *

Oliver Reck Oliver Reck (born 27 February 1965) is a German football manager and former player. In a 20-year professional career, he played as a goalkeeper and was best known for his stints with Werder Bremen and Schalke 04, for whom he appeared in more t ...

(born 1965), German football goalkeeper *

Sean Reck Sean Reck (born 5 May 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Reck started his career at Oxford United, where he was loaned out to Newport County and Reading. After leaving Oxford, he went to Wr ...

(born 1967), English former footballer * Lars Reck (born 1999), Danish footballer

People with the surname

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